September 18, 2007

Based on the strange internet connection here at Mom and Dad’s, it looks like I’ve got some marathon posts ahead of me. Usually I can write text ok, but uploading pictures and video while out here is out of the question. That means i’ll have to go back and forth between my house and this house to get everything done, d’oh!

Arthur and I cooked steak on the big green egg tonight. Arthur of course did all the work of watching me do all the work. Dry aged porterhouse (drool). Once I sat down to eat, puppy padded over and waited patiently for “his” steak to fall conveniently on the floor where he would promptly inhale it. He eats more like a duck, pigs tend to chew. Kudos for everyone that gets that subtle Simpson’s nod there.

I saw that Hincape ended up winning the Tour of Missouri. I’m not sure where all of Team DSC is heading to after this season. I know that some have already signed with Slipstream, but I haven’t heard anthing on the rest. I actually didn’t know that Lance Armstrong owns the team himself. I believe his agent/attorney (former olympic swimmer) is involved in team management as well (not sure about the latter). The story goes that the former CEO of the Discovery Channel was a huge cycling fan. Now that he’s on the way out from the company, the new CEO apparently feels very different. Since funding the team costs millions of dollars, the new CEO has decided that a cycling team is not a priority. Thus, no more Team DSC.

As salty as Lance and the rest must be after having so much success. Most of the press releases have indicated that with all that success, none of the athletes will have any trouble finding contracts with other pro tour teams.